Over the years I have traveled a bit “for business or pleasure. In addition to finding places to stay that matched my budget and comfort preferences, I always tried to find hotels that offer fitness options.
However, from time to time came to hotel and discovers that the state of the art has been a fitness room with a size bathroom with old or broken.
O Olympic pool was a short oval without lane. O routes on a map was provided by the concierge that directed guests running through the streets of the hotel 10 times. And I felt that my mind how these hotels could make such blatant untruths. So I decided to write the first guide that objectively recommends funding the best places to stay for those who like to keep healthy and fit.
I think everyone should consider the quality of fitness facilities, including couples on a romantic getaway. Exercise not only helps strengthen the immune system, reduce stress and improve your sleep habits, but also helps your sex life. Studies have shown that healthy people have better sex and tend to be happier. And I think it is important to note that when I say exercise, I’m not talking about an hour of hard-core or lifting weights at the gym, 20 minutes of brisk walking can do the trick.
If I had to name five ideal romantic getaway hospitality properties that combine a unique and romantic, with a large gym, which would you choose and why?
• San Francisco is one of my favorite cities — romantic bridge, fog, rain, restaurants, cultural offerings and create a perfect setting for a romantic getaway. SFO hotels in my book would be great new combinations of fitness, but the Hotel Rex is the best value for money. A small, friendly hotel just steps from Union Square and Chinatown, Rex also has a discount pass a health club (but low) outstanding on the street, a club.
• If money is no object, The Miraval Resort and Spa in Tucson is a wonderful haven for couples wanting to stay fit and be pampered. All meals are included, and any type of exercise that option you can imagine — horseback riding, lap swimming, climbing, etc.
• For those who want to add more than one part of your trip, the hotels of South Miami Beach is filled with romance. The Shore Club, Delano, Ritz and National are in the book, gives lots of love and joy to your guests.
• Colorado Springs Broadmoor Hotel is a stunning beset by serene lakes and mountain scenery. Broadmoor Fitness Center and Spa is well equipped with modern machines and control equipment. And the roads for running close to creating opportunities and outstanding mountain biking.
• New York City can not be excluded from the list of romance. different properties are exceptional romantic destinations, but Le Parker Meridien, across from Central Park, the top of my list. This is New York, so expect hotel rooms small but comfortable. Scandinavian flavor, tremendous views, and many health clubs on site, making it one of the best.
Why should I be concerned about fitness activities when the couple left for a romantic getaway or honeymoon?
The exercise of only 20-30 minutes a day starting the day healthy and help them make better decisions in the rest of the day. Then enjoy small pleasures like your favorite piece of cake or a few cocktails or sitting around the pool for six hours, not look like much. Remember that even the best sex!
How can we determine the quantity, quality and brand sporting goods at the recommended hotels, if there ever was?
Buy The Athletic-Minded Traveler (laughs). Besides providing a detailed written about everything you want to know (room appearance, room service, breakfast buffet, wireless sheet, etc.) about each property, which graphically details the amount of gear trainers, the condition, weight, strength options markings / pool dimensions, running routes, etc, but if you go to a city that is not covered in the book, the best thing to do is call the concierge and ask questions specific . Sometimes it is helpful to consult with maintenance workers.
Make exercise part of your daily routine, like bathing or brushing teeth. If you think that 20 minutes is not that long at all. In particular, during the holidays when you do not have to worry about going to work and all the other hassles at home.
As I said before, the exercise does not care much what they eat and drink. You may end up taking in more calories, but physical activity and exercise to help burn quite easily.
Vacations are for rest from all that work and problems, right? When I go, I eat the local cuisine and experiencing local customs, regardless of the amount of calories at dinner, etc. Knowing that I’ve done my daily work assures me that everything will go well or have the same or next day. So no, do not worry about avoiding certain foods — Make sure you start to sweat every day.
I am very touched many people who wrote to say that there are so happy you wrote this book because they too were constantly frustrated by the ignorance of the travel industry about fitness preferences. The letters and emails came hardened athletes and recreational exercise, about 20 minutes to put on a good elliptical machine or bike. Our goal has always been simply to provide a reliable resource to help people enjoy a healthy lifestyle on the road. So far, we seem to have succeeded.
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